Before you answer...
I am homeless. I share my clothes, food, food stamps, computers, time, and such with others. I work for my money. I pay taxes. I am honest about what I earn. I do not screw people over. I volunteer at a soup kitchen because I feel that they deserve it for helping me with showering and such.
I help others when I can and I do not charge for my services. People give me computers to help others. I fix them up and give to those who need it.

It takes a greater effort for me to do things because my resources are limited but, they can be done.

What I have learned is:
1. The different parts of the Open Source community would rather bicker and complain in their individual areas than trying to work together.
2. Those with the means of helping usually don't want to because they would rather have things handed to them.
3. Most members do not realize that even someone as insignificant as me can give something worthwhile.

Many of you have lost touch with your humanity. Only a few people are responsible for accessibility technology, Vinux, braille-tty, OLPC, and such. These people started such because they actually cared and care about others.

What can be said for the remainder of you?

The truth is we have to work together in all aspects of life; but, the reality is that many of you care only for yourselves and no one else.

Ugh... I can't help myself but to answer threads like this. Call it a character flaw.

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Originally Posted by Ninguem

Before you answer...
I am homeless. I share my clothes, food, food stamps, computers, time, and such with others. I work for my money. I pay taxes. I am honest about what I earn. I do not screw people over. I volunteer at a soup kitchen because I feel that they deserve it for helping me with showering and such.
I help others when I can and I do not charge for my services. People give me computers to help others. I fix them up and give to those who need it.

Great! So you're exactly the kind of person who has his heart in the right place.

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Originally Posted by Ninguem

It takes a greater effort for me to do things because my resources are limited but, they can be done.

Great! This has never been about how much one can do, but doing as much as one can/wants to do.

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Originally Posted by Ninguem

What I have learned is:
1. The different parts of the Open Source community would rather bicker and complain in their individual areas than trying to work together.

Are there disagreements? Sure. Some of those disagreements stem from deeply help philosophical beliefs, for which there is no reconcilliation. That's fine. That's part of being human.

There's a lot more "working together" than you realize. That doesn't mean it's not happening. And it doesn't mean there aren't pushes to make more of it.

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2. Those with the means of helping usually don't want to because they would rather have things handed to them.

I don't consider these people part of the "Open Source community." The perpetual takers are irrelevant people and you learn to operate as if they don't exist. Because they don't.

But there are far fewer of those people than you may want to accept. Even the person on these forums who does nothing more than offer the occasional piece of advice is part of the "Open Source community" and is a net positive to said community. Even the person who tries and tries and never seems to get a patch accepted is part of the community. Eventually such a person finds their niche, whether it be in code or elsewhere. Hopefully in multiple places.

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3. Most members do not realize that even someone as insignificant as me can give something worthwhile.

This sounds like an anecdote blown up to produce a strawman. Thank you for telling me how I think, I appreciate it. Really.

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Originally Posted by Ninguem

Many of you have lost touch with your humanity. Only a few people are responsible for accessibility technology, Vinux, braille-tty, OLPC, and such. These people started such because they actually cared and care about others.

The OLPC is a horrifically poor example of the point you're trying to make. Even if we discount that one piece, you seem to have great contempt for anyone not working on projects that are personal to you.

This is how I'm going to respond to your condescention: you're welcome. I am privileged and honored to be a part of a team that lets others take that work and turn it into things I would have never imagined. That's an amazing privilege. But be aware that many of the things you care so much about would be impossible if not for others working at both lower and higher levels.

Don't you dare attempt to ascribe me, or anyone else, my motives. You are simply wrong.

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What can be said for the remainder of you?

They're people, doing what people do. You ascription of this binary playing field, those who have retained their humanity and those who lost theirs, is puerile at best.

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The truth is we have to work together in all aspects of life; but, the reality is that many of you care only for yourselves and no one else.

Again, thank you for providing me my thoughts. I would otherwise be left to thinking all my work was actually done for the benefit of others, and that I got involved with Open Source software because I have a vested interest in leaving this world better than I found it. Clearly, you would not want me thinking that.

TL;DR - You are part of the problem. Thank you for making that public.

Ugh... I can't help myself but to answer threads like this. Call it a character flaw.

And you are not homeless and struggling either. Put yourself in my position before you damn me with your sarcasm.

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Originally Posted by ibara

This sounds like an anecdote blown up to produce a strawman. Thank you for telling me how I think, I appreciate it. Really.

Where in my original post did state "ibara thinks exactly this"? Nowhere.

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This is how I'm going to respond to your condescention: you're welcome. I am privileged and honored to be a part of a team that lets others take that work and turn it into things I would have never imagined. That's an amazing privilege. But be aware that many of the things you care so much about would be impossible if not for others working at both lower and higher levels.

I believe the term is "condescending attitude" and it is not.

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Don't you dare attempt to ascribe me, or anyone else, my motives. You are simply wrong.

And you are wrong unless you wish to be on the playing field of life I am on. You speak volumes yet you are not willing to go through the same shit and struggle I do everyday.

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They're people, doing what people do. You ascription of this binary playing field, those who have retained their humanity and those who lost theirs, is puerile at best.

It is easy to belittle and talk down to those who have less than you. It takes no effort to condemn another human when he/she is down. Get your head out of your ass. You do not deal with what I do. You do not have to worry where you will sleep. You do not worry about whether you will work or eat. You do not worry if you can get medicine. You do not have to sleep in the freezing cold.

You talk a lot of shit for a man that doesn't have to struggle.

I live like a person in a third world country.

Try to put the same amount of effort as I do and see what you can accomplish.

Are you one of those that enjoy putting down those who struggle because it makes you feel better about yourself?
Do you enjoy condemning those who have less than you?

You don't understand what I posted and that is obvious from your reply; it's a reply of someone who hates people in my position.

Want to prove me wrong? How about living life from my perspective.

Throw in breathing problems and depression along with getting attacked and blackmailed.

Now, what where you saying?

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Originally Posted by ibara

Again, thank you for providing me my thoughts. I would otherwise be left to thinking all my work was actually done for the benefit of others, and that I got involved with Open Source software because I have a vested interest in leaving this world better than I found it. Clearly, you would not want me thinking that.

TL;DR - You are part of the problem. Thank you for making that public.

You have never been in my situation.
You do not know what it means to struggle.
An idiot is not able to comprehend.
I can comprehend that you have no understanding; because if you did, you would never have replied as such.

After you go through being shot at, blackmailed, attacked, dealing with bigotry from your family, abuse, being kidnapped, being jerked around by your government, molestation, being beat until your mind falls apart, then come back and tell me how wrong I am .